New York Rangers forward Alexis Lafreniere received a penalty on Tuesday night for embellishment, and the general reaction has been split so far.
Brandon Duhaime of the Minnesota Wild definitely caught Lafreniere with a stick, which led to the former first-overall pick hitting the deck, but it did look a little bit soft. Both players couldn't believe the fact that they were assessed a penalty, but who was the real culprit here?
One thing that never made sense - to me, anyway - is if a player is called for embellishment, why is the other player assessed a penalty too?
If one guy dives, doesn't that sort of absolve the other? Not speaking in absolutes here (only a Sith does that), but surely this can be judged on a case-by-case basis.
What say you?
Did Lafreniere dive on this play or was he legitimately hauled down by Duhaime?
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